Hey Ruffryder,
Too windy for Vegas today
So had to go back out on the 9m Rebel with the new bar
I really like this kite, not great for freestyle as it is a little too sensitive to bar input but it freerides excellently. Boosts Big Air (fully powered up today whilst test riding North Jaime).
I also tested it's water relaunch. I drilled it into the water at speed to try and get the kite directly down wind. First attempt failed and the kite rolled instantly and made it's way to the edge of the window with no bar input, just resting on the stopper ball.
Second attempt, I rode a bit faster and drilled it down properly and it went fully leding edge down directly downwind. I sat back and oonly needed wait about 3 seconds before it started to curl away to one side and make it's way to edge of the window again. Nice (Auto relaunch????)
Third time I fired off the quick release and the kite dropped into big chop/shore break and landed leading edge face down directly down wind of me. I pulled in the bar and began to release the safety 5th line. About half way to the stop, the kite perked up and hot launched straight up. I had a hold of the 5th so it went up slowly and I eased it out as it rose up. I got dragged maybe 4 metres in 25knot winds. Pretty sweet.
I have let others demo the kite to favourable responses and would appreciate their feedback/reviews to remove the weight of bias. C'mon guys/girls, surely I'm not the only one in Oz to have ridden a 9m Rebel?
Cheers,
KH
...but I'll work something out with my sponsor soon. At the end of the day, I don't really care what kite I ride as long as it can have my logo on it, because then it can be free
The per kite budget is 2K with logo.
